Living Shangri-La
Living Shangri-la is a mixed-use skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the tallest building in both Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.[3] The tower has a 5-star hotel and the offices on the first 15-floors. The rest of the tower has condominium apartment units occupying it.[3] It is the 22nd tallest building in Canada. The cost of the building is $350 million.[3][4] The tower crane that is on the top of the building was fitted with Christmas lights on November 13 and was the tallest crane that was illuminated in the city of Vancouver in 2007.[3]
| Living Shangri-La | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Hotel, Residential, Office |
| Location | 1128 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 0A8 |
| Coordinates | 49°17′09″N 123°07′25″W / 49.28583°N 123.12361°WCoordinates: 49°17′09″N 123°07′25″W / 49.28583°N 123.12361°W |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Cost | CDN$ 350 million |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 201.2 m (660 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 197 m (646 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 62 |
| Floor area | 61,300 square metres (659,828 sq ft)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc.[1] |
| Developer | Westbank Projects Corp.[2] |
| Shangri-la Hotel, Vancouver | |
| Hotel facts and statistics | |
|---|---|
| Opening date | January 24, 2009 |
| Developer | Peterson Investment Group & Westbank Projects Corp. |
| Management | Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts |
| No. of rooms | 119 |
| No. of floors | 15 |
| Website | Official Site |
| Footnotes | |
| North America's first Shangri-la property. | |
The building was featured as the headquarters of the fictional company ENCOM International in the 2010 movie Tron: Legacy.[5]
Living Shangri-La Media
The Shangri-La Vancouver in the final stages of construction in 2008
Completed skyscraper in November 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Living Shangri-La". Emporis.com. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Living Shangri-La". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Living Shangri-La". Emporis. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "10 Inspiring Structures Built by British Columbians". Van City Buzz. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "TRON: Legacy Filming Locations". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
